UL catcher Lexie Elkins (33) and Samantha Walsh (21) are two of the hot hitters for the Cajuns during their recent 13-game winning streak.

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Kevin Foote

It was quite a weekend for the UL Ragin' Cajun softball program - perhaps even better than most think.

The new national polls were released on Tuesday and coach Michael Lotief's Cajuns (28-6-1, 9-0) are now ranked No. 18 nationally, inching closer to Sun Belt rival and No. 15-ranked South Alabama, which visits Lamson Park on Saturday.

Even bigger than the national ranking, or even UL's current status as SBC leader with sole possession of first place thanks to the road sweep of WKU, however, is where the Cajuns now fall in the RPI picture. ...